Sunday, January 20, 2013

Events Planned in Chester for Martin Luther King Day on Jan. 21, 2013

Jan. 21, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., YWCA, 4 E. 7th
Street in Chester: A range of free activities will be available for people of all
ages, including:

Creation of personalized
T-shirts.

Stuffing of bags filled with
personal care items for area needy.

Collaborative art project: Led
by representatives from the Community Arts Center of Wallingford,
children and adults will color individual quilt squares that we will
assemble on the wall in a collaborative design celebrating King’s
connection to Chester.

Quilting, bib-making and
dress-making for people in Haiti (sewing experience needed).

Collection and sorting of books
to benefit incarcerated veterans (co-sponsored by Widener University and

Live musical performances.

Zumba workouts.

Jan. 21, 1 to 4 p.m.., YWCA, 4 E. 7th Street
in Chester:
Children can enjoy a special “King’s camp” filled with a variety of fun
activities, including a virtual tour of Chester, a movie, crafts, museum
tour, snacks and more. Cost is $2.

Jan. 21, 1:30 p.m., Old Main
Building at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, One Medical Center Boulevard,
Upland: A wreath will be laid in front of the site of
the former Crozer Theological Seminary, where King earned his Bachelor of
Divinity in 1951. Rev. Dr. Bayard Taylor, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church
(where Dr. King
worshipped while he was a student), will deliver brief remarks.

Jan. 21, 2 to 2:45 p.m., Clark Auditorium at
Crozer-Chester Medical Center, One Medical Center Boulevard, Upland: The public is invited to a
celebration that will include speeches and musical performances.

6:30 p.m., Alumni Auditorium, Widener University, 14th
and Walnut Streets: Widener’s annual commemoration of Dr. King’s life, sponsored by
the University’s Black Student Union. The program will include reflections
from members of the Widener community about the significance of
King's life and work.

For more information about events at
the YWCA, call (610) 876-2222.

For more information about Widener’s
participation and the evening event at the University, contact Marcine
Pickron-Davis at (610) 499-4566.

For more information about the event
at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, contact Grant Gegwich at (610) 447-6316.